Professional Experience
Bank of America-Merrill Lynch - Global Wealth & Investment
Management PMD Associate
Successfully managed the capital of institutional retirement funds
and high net worth individuals by prudently selecting investments
that are intended to statistically outperform different benchmarks
Engineered and designed portfolios by properly weighing risk
metrics, calculating valuations of selected 'favorable'
investments, balancing allocations of different asset classes, and
exploiting rare market opportunities among others while staying
within critical client constraints
Extensively modeled from scratch for individual clients whose
interests included alternative / private equity investments as well
as private spinoffs and capital raising the suitable returns,
business unit operational efficiencies, and profit optimization of
their investments
Researched fund managers across several asset classes and performed
necessary due diligence to validate aptitudes of current funds in
addition to evaluating capabilities of prospective new funds
Liaised with internal and external teams to help expedite approval
01/12 - 03/12 through firm market review center by ensuring marketing,
performance, and sales materials to clients are FINRA compliance
FIS Global - (NYCE) - Financial Analytics Contractor
Performed monthly analysis of the different products, volumes, and
fees associated with the 3000+ clients of the network
Calculated early termination fees for existing clients, new cash
inflows from sales and renewals, and discounts/incentives to
clients and prospects
Prepared monthly forecasting and various schedules using multiple
models for upper management
Responsible for monthly closing process which consists of
maintaining GL, reconciliations, and posting journal entries
Trillium Trading LLC - Proprietary Equity Trader
Actively managed a portion of the equity book of a private family
fund totaling ~$350mn by using and developing research that created
opportunities in intraday momentum, order flow, event driven,
technical strategies, and risk arbitrage space
Improved firm profitability by researching and generating software
design ideas and then assisted in their implementation through
09/09 - 11/11 beta-testing upcoming versions of proprietary software
Updated and maintained valuation/risk models of the team with
revised estimates from earnings conference calls, news events, 8K
disclosures, sector analysis, and certain growth measures
Conducted post trade analysis with senior traders to improve
execution and efficiency
Responsible for training new traders to abide by all FINRA and SEC
regulations relating to order entry, order execution, and market
making / securities quoting
Constructed a training program that educated young traders from the
basics of order entry and the use of multiple filters to the
complexities of the effects of equity price movements from stock
halts, IPOs, and news driven events through the use of live data
recorded in the past
Rutgers University - Rutgers Business School
New Brunswick, NJ
Bachelor of Science in Accounting, Minor in Psychology, May 2009 -
GPA: 3.3
Internships:
Spring 2009 Goldman Sachs & Co. - Hedge Fund Strategies
Summer 2008 HSBC Securities Inc. - Global Banking and
Markets
Spring 2008 Ernst & Young LLP - Consumer Services Audit
Summer 2007 Deloitte & Touche LLP - Financial Services Audit
Summer 2006 Bristol Myers - Squibb & Co. - Global Logistics
Compliance
Education
SKILLS Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, Access, PowerPoint, Visio), HTML,
SQL, Visual Basic, Bloomberg
LANGUAGES
Fluent in Chinese (Mandarin, Cantonese), Intermediate in Spanish
Audit, Financial, IRA, Market Research, Fixed Income, Municipal Bonds,
Account Analysis, Order Entry, Hedging, Mutual Funds, Equity, Foreign
Exchange, Cash Management, Capital Markets, Risk Management - Market, Risk
Management - Credit, Alpha 6,000-8,000 kph, Investment Portfolio, Pricing
Strategies, Investments, Business Analysis, Pricing, Forecasting &
Modeling, Investment Operations, Trading, Risk Analysis, Investment
Financial Analysis, Investment Financial Modeling, Product Management,
Capital Assets, Product Development, Credit - Consumer, Credit Analysis,
Portfolio Management, Interest Calculations, New Accounts, Sale of
Securities, Commodities, Financial Planning, Asset Management, Financial
Modeling, Financial Statement Preparation, Financial Reporting
Audit, Financial, IRA, Market Research, Fixed Income, Municipal Bonds,
Account Analysis, Order Entry, Hedging, Mutual Funds, Equity, Foreign
Exchange, Cash Management, Capital Markets, Risk Management - Market, Risk
Management - Credit, Alpha 6,000-8,000 kph, Investment Portfolio, Pricing
Strategies, Investments, Business Analysis, Pricing, Forecasting &
Modeling, Investment Operations, Trading, Risk Analysis, Investment
Financial Analysis, Investment Financial Modeling, Product Management,
Capital Assets, Product Development, Credit - Consumer, Credit Analysis,
Portfolio Management, Interest Calculations, New Accounts, Sale of
Securities, Commodities, Financial Planning, Asset Management, Financial
Modeling, Financial Statement Preparation, Financial Reporting